Program Description
The focus of the Family and Consumer Sciences major is upon helping youth and adults build strong families, address family challenges and responsibilities, and prepare for family and consumer-related careers. These programs are proactive as they address serious family concerns before, rather than after, they occur.

High School Preparation
To prepare for a major in Family and Consumer Sciences, high school students should focus on courses in science, mathematics, psychology, sociology, and family and consumer education.

Department Features
Faculty members represent the fields of human development, adult education, and family and consumer science and are active in research, publications in professional journals, and in-service programs.

Field Experiences
All individuals graduating with a Family and Consumer Education major receive hands-on experience before they complete their program of study. This experience is selected on the basis of the student's individual interests. Examples of these settings include camps for children, nursing homes, daycare centers, family resource centers, and corporations.

UWSP Family & Consumer Sciences (Family Life Education option) Graduates at Work
Graduates of the Family Life Education option may work in a variety of settings, agencies or programs such as: community-based education, child care, adoption, family crisis centers, parks and recreation, child life specialist, or elder care agencies.

Sample Program of Study for the Family & Consumer Science Major with the Family Life Education Option

Freshman Year
First Semester	Credits	Second Semester	Credits
English 101, 102 or 150	3	Psychology 110	3
Human Dev 166	3	English 102	3
Sociology 101	3	Math	4
Natural Science (with lab)	5	Natural Science (with lab)	5
Wellness Course	1-2	Wellness Course	1-2
Total	15-16	Total	16-17
Sophomore Year
Human Dev 265	3	Human Dev 261	3
Natural Science	3-5	Communication 280	3
History (Non-Western)	3	Humanities	3
Health Education 140	3	Minor Requirement	3
Humanities	3
Total	15-17	Total	12
Junior Year
Human Dev 367	3	Human Dev 381	3 (S)
Family/Cons Science 390	1 (S)	Human Dev 372	3 (S)
Writing Emphasis Course	3	Family/Cons Science 392	3 (S)
Minor Requirements (and/or elective)	6-9	Minor Requirements (and/or elective)	6-9
Total	13-16	Total	15-18
Senior Year
Human Dev 486	3 (F)	Human Dev 466	3
Sociology 316	3 (F)	Human Dev 397	3-5
Family/Cons Science 400	1	Minor Requirement (and/or elective)	6-9
Minor Requirement	6-9
Total	13-16	Total	12-17

F = Course offered Fall semester only

S = Course offered Spring semester only

Required Courses: 41-43

• FCE 390 Adult Education, 2 credits
• FCE 392 Techniques for Teaching Family & Consumer Education, 2
• FCE 400 Seminar on Teaching for Student/Intern Teachers, 1
• HD 166 The Family: Continuing Concerns, 3
• HD 261 Child Growth & Development, 3
• HD 265 Human Growth & Development: A Life-Span Approach, 3
• HD 367 Family Structure & Interaction, 3
• HD 372 Consumer Economics, 3
• HD 381 Families & the Environment, 3
• HD 397 Field Work, 3-5
• HD 466 Guidance of Children & Adolescents, 3
• HD 486 Family Resource Management, 3
• Comm 280 Intro to Interpersonal Communication, 3
• HLED 140 Responsible Sexuality, 3
• Soc 316 Child Welfare, 3

Required Collateral/Prerequisite Courses:

• Psych 110 Intro to Psychology, 3 credits
• Soc 101 Intro to Sociology, 3

Required Minor - must choose from one of the following:

• Adventure Education
• Health Education
• Nutrition
• Sociology
• Native American and Rural Social Work
• Social Science
• Social Science in Health
• Foreign Language
• Computer Information Systems
• Women's Studies
• Youth Programming and Camp Management
• Peace Studies
• Web and Digital Media Development
• Business Administration
• Gerontology
• Military Science
• Psychology